Hurricane Ida hit Nicaragua in November.
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How can we help people so far away?
Join us for a night of insight and entertainment
December 17.
Hurricane Ida In This Issue
La Sirena y
As you may have heard, November 5th was a time of terror on the Atlantic Coast of el Buza
Nicaragua, as Hurricane Ida came in at 75 mph around sunrise, about 60 miles from
Bluefields in Tasbapauni. Nature's
The storm caused damage to the schools, bridges, other buildings, and hundreds of Nitch
homes were destroyed, as well as eliminating electricity and water to many people.
Correction
The day after Ida passed through, officials began to assess the full extent of the
hurricane's damage. An estimated 40,000 people were left homeless throughout the Please join
country and one person was listed as missing. Mayors of severely impacted towns us for a
reported that there were numerous injuries, missing persons and extensive property
fun &
damage. As of November 6, 530 homes were listed as destroyed and 240 others
were damaged. interesting
night
out that
The damage from the hurricane and subsequent flood waters is devastating
for many families as the cost of making repairs to their homes is out of reach. will benefit
others
while you
learn about
another
part of the
world.
Thursday
December
17,
6-9pm
at the DUC
theater on
the UWSP
campus.
Suggested
donation
This picture of Hurricane Ida in Nicaragua,
of $6 at the
taken by Radio Netherlands World Wide.
door, will
help bring
We share with you this news not to bring sadness about our friends relief and
in Nicaragua, but to encourage you to take joy in the opportunity to support
from
learn more about their country and extend a hand. Wisconsin
to the
Film maker, Mercedes Moncada Rodríguez, has offered to allow us to use the victims of
premiere of the movie, La Serena Y el Buzo (The Mermaid and the Diver), as a Hurricane
fundraiser to help the victims of Hurricane Ida! We plan to premiere the movie here Ida in
for that purpose on Thursday, December 17 at the DUC Theater, on the UW-
Nicaragua.
Stevens Point Campus.
This special preview is part of the International Premiere, including locations
in Miami, LA, San Francisco, Madison,Vancouver and Milwaukee. Thank
You!
Along with the movie in Stevens Point, Dino from Nature's Nitch has offered to Don't forget
contribute his time for the relief effort. He will be doing a 45 min presentation on to check out
Sea Turtles prior to the movie. the W/NP
Photo of the
Week....
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If you are not
able to join
us, but would
still like to
help, online
donations
can be made
Scene in the Movie, "La Sirena y El Buzo"
here:
About the Movie... secure online
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According to an old belief of the Miskitos, an indigenous group living on Nicaragua's
Caribbean coast, a person who dies at sea has been touched by a mermaid.
A diver drowns. Later, while his body is being buried on land, his soul takes on the
form of a turtle. The turtle is caught and eaten by a woman. Soon after, she gives
birth to Sinbad, who lives happily next to a river until a hurricane destroys all he has
and he moves to the next port to scrape out a living as a diver. When he ends up
dying in the process, becoming one with nature, the images melt into a lyrical,
mysteriously beautiful whole. And what wonderful images they are: mesmerizing
underwater shots, long, powerful documentary scenes that observe the daily routine
of the fishermen from an ethnographic perspective without ever seeming voyeuristic,
as well as animated sequences that illustrate the unfathomable nature of a
hurricane.
In her third work as director, Mercedes Moncada Rodríguez playfully combines
elements of the documentary, the essay film, the feature film and animation to
present an enthralling portrayal of the cycle of life and death and the tough
conditions in a region where people live from the sea, taking life from it, but again
and again also losing their own lives to it .
Hanna Keller
Production: Producciones AmArAntA, Mexiko; La Zanfoña Producciones, Sevilla;
Mexican Institute of Films (IMCINE)
Screenplay: Mercedes Moncada Rodríguez
Camera: Alex Catalán, Emiliano Villanueva, Cuco Villarías
Format: 35mm, Color
Running Time: 83 min.
Language: Miskito, with subtitles in both Spanish and English
Picture taken by Erich Fredrico Betz
Nature's Nitch
The theme for the pre-movie segment is sea turtles, spectacular animals
who make their home in Nicaragua!
Nature's Niche LLC Environm ental Education Services was
started in 1999 by Dennis "Dino" Tlachac to teach humane wildlife
and rain-forest education.
The programs are educational, interactive, hands-on, filled with unique
flora and fauna, tailored for fun! Find out what role humans play
every day and what is being done to ensure the sea turtles future
survival.
Please join us at the DUC if not for the movie, for the educational
experience that will be brought from Nature's Nitch!
6-7pm December 17
at the DUC Theater, UW-Stevens Point Campus
Corrected link for Senator Feingolds award
Below is the link for the Senator Feingold video clip, the link in the last e-news had
some technical difficulties that have since been corrected. Sorry for any
inconvenience, and thank you for your understanding.
http://wnp.uwsp.edu/RussFVideo.html
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As always, thanks so much, we love you all and appreciate your continued
interest.
Amy L. Wiza
Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas, Inc.
Room 129 Nelson Hall, UWSP
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-346-4702
wnp@uwsp.edu
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donation for the movie & nature show will be $4 each.
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